Harness-hook.



A. MITOS. lllful lool. unmym me) An. I. me,

1,029,347, MMM Jue ll, IMQ.

A irri i iiiir Filed Apr. 5,

1,020,347. HARNESS-HOOK.

llizx'rox. 'l`iiji'lorville` lll. 1910. `S'eriiil No. 553,471.

To ull whom 1'! 11mg/ concern:

lie it known thiit i. Aiiiiiini lizs'i'oN, :i

citizen of the United Stntes, residing iit.

'l`iiylorville, in the county of Christien. Stiite of Illinois, hiive invented cci-tuin new und useful Iniproveinents in lhirness-ltooks; iind I do hereby dechire the following to bel ii full, rleiii, nnd exiict. description of the invention, such iis will enuhle others .skilled in the iirt to which it iippei'tiiins to unike iind use the sinne.

This invention reliites to hiiruess hooks, iuore piirticulnrly to the` overchech hooks. nnd hns for one of its objects to simplify nnd'iinprove the construction iind increiise1 thc etliciency and utility of devices of thisl ehnrncter. l

With this iind other objects in view. thel invention consists in certiiinJiovel tentures?A of construction iis hereinafter shown iindl described and then specifically pointed oiiti in the claim; und, in the ldrawings illus-l ti'iitive of the prel'crreil einbodinient of the. l invention, Figure l is :i sido clevntioii of the iin \roved device ii plied to n portion of the sin llc or hziclt piiil portion of ii hnrness, the luirness portions bein in section. Fig.. Q is ii plnn view of the nnproved device with the hoolc portion in section on the line .Z-I -Q of Fig. l. Fig. Il is n section on -the l inc` :iw-Il of big, l. Vig. ll is n perspective view of the eoinbined tlireiided block iind lock iiieinbi-r detzii'hed.

'l`he improved device comprises ii bnse l() lniving the nsuiil forni of ovcieheelt hook ll` extending froin one end iind the striip loop l. extenilin v fi'oin the other end. 'l`hc` biise l0 is loi-inet with its upper fiiee rounded :is represented iit til und with iin iipertnie l-l to receive the binding bolt iind with the` upper fiiee of the ciirveil snrfiiee lil iidjii` i'cnt to the upertnrc formed with n depres; sion l5 incr ing :it one side into the generiil4 curved sur iice ot the buse nnd with thel other side vei'ticnl :iis represented iit ltl. B vz this ineens n sto) is foiined in the upper? curved fnce of tiie buse` the object to bel hereiniitter expliiined.

'l`he buse l0 is locnted upon the lnyv portion l'i' of the shirt portion of the bncl( piid, the hitter being represented coiiventionnlly nt lt'i. 'l`lie buse l0 is iilso provided with ii depeiidiii lip lf) which beurs iigiiinst ilie reiir edge ofthe hiy li' ns shown in Fig. l` und thus iissists in holding the bnsel iind its iittiichinents in position. und eiinses u liirge portion of the striiins to be horiic by ilie liiv ineinher iind thc cliiinp bolt to be relieved liiigcly troni sti'iiins.

Fitting into ii recess [orined in the bottoni fio-o of the sliiit ineinher 18 is n bur shiiped nut Ltl siiid recess being slui )ed to correspond to the iiliiipe of the niit iiiit thiis iidiipt it to,

hold'thcwsiiine :igziinst turning. iind cngugi ing in this nut fioni :ihove is :i cluinp bolt llithe upper end of the chimp bolt being forined with n lieiid 22 which benrs uponi the upper ieee of the. bnsc itl. The. hen( .2 2 is provided wiili n finger grip Q3 .to fncilei` tute. its rotntion, the linger grip being pref-1 lernblv forined with n trnnsveise iiperture tof einihle ii suitiible inipleinent such ns ii screw; driver or the like to be inserted sind thusf ii iplv n re uisite force to rotntc the holt.t 'l he'lower (ini-e. of the lieiid 2Q is providedl with n depending lip or cnin fiice .24 .whieht is designed to engiige in thc depression 15g ond heur iigiiinst. the stop snrfiice lti iind when the bolt. is forcibly rotiited home, pre-1 vent the retrogiiide movement of the holt,v This operntion is inndc iossible owing to the resiliency of the sndt le sections interposed between the. init in the body portion ot' the hook. liy this inenns the hiisc. l0 und its iittnelnuents iniiy be firmly coupled tol the hnrness strncturi, while nt the snine time the clninp bolt is vented froiu woi'liing loose under the inrsl iind ronenssions to which the hui-ness will be siibected when 'in use. 'l`he gencrul lower fiiee of the. lieiid m operutes over the curved surfiiec lil of the buse ltl und thus iipplies :i grciitei grip to the buse, :ind increiises the resisting force iigiiinst ret rogriide. inoveuient, while the loel ini`r cuni fece lt coiupletes the locking connection between the pni'ts. 'lhis is iin iiiiportiiiit feiit'nre ot the improved device iind iiilds iniiteriiilly to its etl'iciency rind utility.

Whiit is clniined is:-

ln n device of the cliniiicter described. the coinbinntion of n hook comprising ii body portion convcxed in cross section upon its upper side und being ioiined with ii notch, iiiid ii lower hit fece enguging the liiy seetioii of ii siiddle, und n iiin extending triinsvei'sely of thc body iortion of the hooli und engiiging one end ol the siiid luy section, ii curved extension forined upon thi` body poi'- tioii completing the siiid hoolt, the body por'- tioii being fornied with nu owning registering with iin opening forinei in one section of the siiddle, ii screw piissing through seid opening iind formed with ii thieiided terininiil, ii init'lociited u ion siiid thi-ended terininiil rind sented witliin the recess forined in one siiddle section iinil opening in the lower suddle section und n liend fornictl upon siiid screw nud being provided with ii tooth engiigin the notch in the bodv por* tion of the hoo( und providing ii locking menns by the resiliency of the Siiddle und lny sections.

In testimony whereof` i iitlix iny i-iignii ture, in presence ot' two witnesses.

ARTHUR DEN'ION.

Witnesses:

(hi/nime C. liiiutnozii, ll. M. Moniion.

locked in position und pre- 

